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Nova Religio Announces Volume 25 Award-Winning Articles
Dec 09 2022
The Thomas Robbins Awards for Excellence in the Study of New Religious Movements was established in 2002 by the late Thomas Robbins to recognize outstanding articles published in Nova Religio.
How Christians Have Used Anti-Jewish and Anti-Muslim Rhetoric for Their Own Ends
Nov 18 2022
by David M. Freidenreich, author of Jewish Muslims: How Christians Imagined Islam as the EnemyAntisemitism is becoming increasingly overt—and so too is its close relative, anti-Judaism. To respond and resist effectively, we need to recognize the differences between these two forms of rhetoric, w
Demons in the Talmud – and on the Campaign Trail
Nov 17 2022
By Sara Ronis, author of Demons in the Details: Demonic Discourse and Rabbinic Culture in Late Antique BabyloniaIn the months leading up to this year’s midterm elections, a number of Republicans claimed that their Democratic opponents were working with demons or with the devil himself. This tact
In Early Christianity, “Physical” Virginity Meant Many Different Things
Nov 16 2022
By Julia Kelto Lillis, author of Virgin Territory: Configuring Female Virginity in Early Christianity“Bodily” or “physical virginity” is one of the most used yet unclear phrases about virginity in academic and popular speech. Most who use it simply assume others know what they mean. For instance